Studies
The Flanders DC Knowledge Centre is a partnership with Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and Antwerp Management School. The knowledge centre conducts research into entrepreneurial creativity, innovation and international entrepreneurship. The results can range from macro-economic insights to concrete tools to help your organisation. Most studies are published in Dutch. The ones in English you can consult here.
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The Effect of Negotiator Creativity on Negotiation Outcomes
The results of this study demonstrate that the effects of individual creativity on negotiation outcomes are difficult to capture.
Identifying opportunities in clean technologies
The purpose of this report is to understand how “clean technology” entrepreneurs are able to identify and/or create opportunities despite the market challenges that were presented.
The international expansion path of Bekaert, AB-Inbev and Belgacom
This report analyses the internationalisation strategies of major multinational enterprises (MNEs) based in Flanders and Brussels. The analysis focuses in particular on three case studies, selected among a subset of Flemish and Brussels’ companies and analyses their expansion path in the period from 1995 to 2007.
Sustaining Competitive Advantage
According to the management literature, firms have 3 options to stay ahead of the competition. One of them being: firms can offer customers leading-edge products or services that consistently enhance features, performance or the experience associated with those products or services.
The position of plants in Flanders within global manufacturing networks: benchmarking tool
As competition is globalizing and the environment in which companies operate becomes increasingly complex, managing an integrated international network is a crucial task for manufacturing managers.
Foreign direct investments: location choices across the value chain
Until the end of the 20th century, the global economy still suffered from trade and investment barriers due to economic nationalism. As this nationalism eroded, firms benefited from the effect of this liberalisation on their worldwide trade. Other important evolutions include the information technology and transportation developments